- Phuket News
Maimed sea turtle found tangled in net on Phuket beach
PHUKET: A maimed sea turtle tangled in a fishing net washed up on Phuket’s popular Kamala Beach yesterday afternoon. Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers were called to the scene by locals, and brought the badly injured Olive Ridley sea turtle to the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) at Cape Panwa. “The turtle had grown tired from dealing with the big waves…
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Motorbike crashes into group of Chinese tourists in Phuket
PHUKET: A motorbike driver plowed into a group of five Chinese tourist standing at the Thalang-Bandon intersection in Phuket last night. Two tourists, Xuxlao Qlano, 32, and Xiaomei Kang, 29, both received minor injuries after the motorbike struck them – three of their companions managed to avoid being hit. “The 21-year-old driver, Peerapong Soisai, told us that it was very…
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Men charged for B12mn land grab near Phuket’s Freedom Beach
PHUKET: A Phuket man was slapped with a second land encroachment charge yesterday for the same multi-million baht plot of land in a protected forest near Freedom Beach. Parin Ruangrattanawanit, who owns “about three rai” of the land along the border of Patong and Karon, explained to Royal Forest Department (RFD), Navy and local officials that he was in the…
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Lucky escape as foreigner dives out of path Phuket tour bus
PHUKET: A foreigner escaped being run over by a Phuket tour bus loaded with Chinese tourists in Rawai this afternoon as he dumped his motorbike and dived to safety. The foreigner, who asked not to be named, was waiting to turn right at the intersection in front of the Rawai Municipality offices. “The tour bus crossed the center of the…
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Phuket workers save Polish man from hanging
PHUKET: Two workers wiring up an internet connection inside a house in Chalong yesterday came outside to find a foreigner, who lived in the house they were working in, hanging from a tree in the front yard. “We saw him walking around the yard when we went in to the house,” said one of the 3BB Internet workers, who asked…
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Phuket Classic Bodybuilding Event 2014 aims to promote healthy lifestyle (video)
PHUKET: Last year’s “Phuket Classic”, an annual bodybuilding and modeling competition and the first of its kind in the south of Thailand, was held at Central Festival. The event was heralded as an outstanding success with the numbers of participants and audience in excess of expectations. According to Wilaiporn Wannaklang, President of the Phuket Bodybuilding Club, organizer of the event,…
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Five Phuket names to be sent to Bangkok today for NRC selection
PHUKET: The Phuket Election Commission (PEC) yesterday released the names of candidates vying for a chance to represent the island on the yet-to-be created National Reform Council (NRC). “A special provincial committee will submit the names of five final candidates from the list to the Election Commission [EC] in Bangkok,” PEC Director Kitipong Thiengkunakrit told the Phuket Gazette. The five…
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Phuket dive tour boat ablaze, sinks in Chalong Bay
PHUKET: Phuket boat Chok Somboon 15, of local dive tour company Andaman Ocean Safari, caught fire and sank in Chalong Bay before dawn this morning. Marine Police were notified of the fire at about 2am, and responded by dispatching a boat and eight officers to douse the blaze. “While trying to put the fire out, we dragged it away from…
- Thailand News
Dutch national quarantined for suspected Ebola
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Dutch national quarantined for suspected Ebola The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The Public Health Ministry has quarantined a 52-year-old Dutch national, who had high fever after returning from a business trip to Ebola-hit Nigeria, said Dr Sophon Mekthon, director general of the Disease Control Department.…
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Army palms off reports of Phuket massage parlor crackdown
PHUKET: The island’s leading Army officer today debunked reports that soldiers in Phuket were raiding massage parlors in Patong. “We have no intention of cracking down on massage parlors or any other service businesses at the moment,” assured Col Somchai Ponatong of the 41st Military Circle. “Officers from the Revenue Department were carrying out inspections to ensure that massage parlors…
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Bondi Bar Bashers put paid to Laguna’s playoff hopes
PHUKET: Confirming their domination of the Outrigger T20 cricket league, The Bondi Bar Bashers (Tri Bs) claimed a seventh victory in eight games with a win against Laguna on Sunday at the ACG. Tri Bs must now wait for the result between Thalang and ICC from which their opponents for September 22 will be decided. Seemant Raju (21) and Mike…
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Phuket lifeguards bring home gold from Vietnam
PHUKET: The island’s own Phuket Lifeguard Club brought home gold on behalf of Thailand from the Da Nang International Lifeguard Competition in Vietnam, held on September 7. Seventeen rescue teams, including the Phuket team representing Thailand, took part in Vietnam’s first-ever lifeguard competition. “We won the first-place trophy in the three-man rescue board relay. This activity is one of the…
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Phuket Marine chief ramps up AIS tracking order for foreign-registered yachts
PHUKET: Owners of foreign-registered yachts in Thai waters will face six months jail time if they fail to fit their boats with AIS (Automatic Identification System) transceivers by October 1, Phuripat Theerakulpisut, chief of the Phuket Marine Office, said yesterday. Instead of small yachts needing to carry only AIS receivers, as Mr Phuripat told the Phuket Gazette last week (story…
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Judgement day for Oscar Pistorius
PHUKET: After 41 days of tears, anguish and at times gruesome testimony in the Pretoria High Court, Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee who became one of the biggest names in athletics, will learn this week whether he will spend the next 25 years behind bars. In a fitting reminder of how South Africa has changed in the 20 years since…
- Thailand News
Ministry to take care of another Shigeta baby
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Ministry to take care of another Shigeta baby The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The Social Development and Human Resources Ministry will step in to take care of another baby born to the Japanese man at the centre of a surrogacy scandal. Mitsutoki Shigeta, 24, caught…
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Price of Cabinet audio slashed to just B53mn after public outcry
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Price of Cabinet audio slashed after public outcry The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Following a public and media outcry, the price of 89 microphones intended for communication in the Cabinet meeting room at Government House has been reduced by 35 per cent. Monthon Sudprasert, director…
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Governor orders monk’s rescue from coffin
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Governor orders monk’s rescue from coffin The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A renowned monk who was imposing his own death was rescued yesterday from a coffin at the order of the Chaiyaphum governor, who cited humanitarian reasons. Luang Pu Phim, the abbot of Wat Weluwan…
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Helmet-less motorbike rider in head-on collision dies instantly
PHUKET: A woman was killed in Phuket early this morning after the motorbike she was riding hit a pick-up truck head-on. “We were called to the scene on Patak Road in Kata in front of a Siam Commercial Bank at about 3:30am,” confirmed Lt Channarong Prakongkeua of the Karon Police. “There we found the body of Kodchaporn Kongruang, 32, from…
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Unstable Phuket weather downs trees, damages homes and causes a landslide
PHUKET: Heavy winds and rain toppled trees in Phuket this morning, leaving one local villager with minor injuries and at least five houses damaged. Officers from the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), Phuket office, were called to the scene of one of the felled trees near Phuket City Hall about 9:30am. “Houses were damaged by the tree, but…
- Thai Life
The day of the dahlia
PHUKET: Thais are seriously superstitious. There are lucky days when big decisions must be made and unlucky days when everything must be put on hold. Lotteries are a national obsession. Ghostly presences haunt every soap opera, bringing misfortune to those who fall foul of them. Good or bad karma is part and parcel of daily experience. There are, predictably, a…
- Business News
AMCHAM Forum: Staying ahead of the game in the ‘New Phuket’
PHUKET: For the last few decades, Phuket has been evolving into a mainstream, mass-market tourist destination. Now the island’s beaches have undergone extreme makeovers and some even more dramatic changes are on the horizon. “In the aftermath of Thailand’s political crisis, which saw martial law and a nationwide curfew imposed in May, Phuket experienced a sharp drop in visitor arrivals.…
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Sansiri launches Child-Friendly Space in Phuket [Video]
PHUKET: Living up to the standards set by it’s own Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program “Sansiri Social Change”, which aims to help support and improve children’s lives, Sansiri launched its new Child-Friendly Space in Mai Khao to provide education in a safe environment for the children of construction workers. The project, located near the construction site of Baan Mai Khao…
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Shigeta ‘wants 20 babies to run his empire’
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Shigeta ‘wants 20 babies to run his empire’ The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The Japanese man at the centre of a surrogacy scandal has fathered 12 babies through Thai surrogates because he wants children to take care of his many family businesses, his lawyer has…
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Property owners charged for Phi Phi beach encroachment
PHUKET: Two property owners have been charged with encroaching on national park land on the popular party island of Phi Phi following a mass inspection of beach properties there last week. On September 3, 60 national park officers took to Phi Phi beaches to talk with seaside vendors and inspect buildings suspected of encroaching on national park land (story here).…
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Belinda Granger to complete her dozen at 21st Laguna Phuket Triathlon
PHUKET: She’s the darling of global triathlon who has charmed her many fans with a string of gutsy achievements during a 20-year career that has earned her over 15 Iron-distance Championship titles. But despite these legendary triumphs on triathlon courses worldwide, Australian Belinda Granger rates Laguna Phuket Triathlon (LPT) – the “Race of Legends” – as her all-time favorite. And…
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Phuket under flash-flood and heavy rains alert
PHUKET: People living in low-lying areas of Phuket should prepare for potential flash-floods due to heavy monsoon rains, the local Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) office has warned. “We are on alert for potential emergencies over the next 24 hours. Any serious flooding should be reported to us immediately so that we can provide immediate assistance,” said DDPM-Phuket…
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Phuket beach vendors seek help from Governor
PHUKET: Hundreds of beach vendors today presented a formal letter to Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut, demanding fair treatment and requesting that the complaint be submitted to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). The group, led by Palat Jantarasopin, leader of the Tourism Service Operators Club and beach vendor Chakkarin Charoenjit, outlined nine key requests to facilitate vendors to…
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Phuket Governor inks B500mn contract to build new Provincial Hall
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut today signed a 449.9-million-baht contract to begin construction of the new Phuket Provincial Hall. Governor Maitri inked the contract at 2pm, signifying that Chun Eiw Team Ruamka Ltd Partnership may commence construction at the 50-rai site on Phang Muang Sai Kor in Wichit. The construction firm has 995 days to complete the project. The original…
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Qatar Airways to start non-stop services from Doha to Phuket
PHUKET: Qatar Airways will boost services to Thailand with the introduction of non-stop flights to Phuket from October 26. The airline currently serves the Doha-Phuket route daily via a linked service through the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. “The start of non-stop services from Doha to Phuket offers travellers from around the world access to the popular tourist destination in a…
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Man kills friend after drunken spat
PHUKET: A man shot dead his friend this morning in a fit of rage following a drunken argument that turned deadly. The victim, 38-year-old Smingdam Phollawong, a rubber plantation worker from Mukdahan, was found lying dead in front of the suspect’s house, with a fatal gunshot wound to his left shoulder, Thalang Police Superintendent Sirisak Wasasiri told the Phuket Gazette.…
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